Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime ...

Uprisings in three prisons have killed 10 police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his ...

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege following gang attacks that killed seven police ...

The killings occurred a day after gang member inmates took 46 people hostage in three prisons across the country, officials ...

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Guatemala's president declared a state of siege on Sunday after security ...

Guatemala became the third Latin American government to declare a state of emergency to combat gang violence, as the region retrenches around security.

The alert comes as gangs have attacked Guatemalan police after seizing control of three prisons in coordinated riots, The ...

Initially, seven officers and one gang member were ​killed ‌in the Sunday attacks, ‍with ⁠more than a dozen officers wounded.

Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to ...

Guatemalan police and military forces have intensified patrols under a state of emergency aimed at dismantling powerful ...

The death toll from suspected gang attacks on Guatemalan police has risen to 10, as Guatemalans saw heavier security in the ...

Authorities in Guatemala said Monday a ninth police officer died of his injuries following an outbreak of gang violence, over ...